Chile - Park Bench - BBAD.com Forums = 40rem)" rel="stylesheet" data-target="discourse-reactions_desktop" /> = 40rem)" rel="stylesheet" data-target="poll_desktop" /> BBAD.com Forums Chile Park Bench Reg October 20, 2019, 5:34pm 1 Chile is on fire. I hope Ferni is ok. Ferni October 25, 2019, 4:44pm 2 I’am ok reggie , thanks. Complicated times, Chile woke up! 2 Likes Reg October 25, 2019, 4:48pm 3 I am not used to Chile being the top story in the news every day for a week. Cuidate. Ferni October 25, 2019, 11:46pm 4 image 1242×925 1.36 MB Reg October 25, 2019, 11:50pm 5 Dios. For those who didn’t catch it, the slogan on the flag in the photo, “Estamos en guerra” means “we are at war”. Edit: I am not sure how US news is covering this. They tend to be quite self-absorbed. Here it is wall-to-wall coverage. Chilean news is getting more airtime than Colombian news. My Canadian news feeds have very little coverage, though. Ferni October 26, 2019, 5:17pm 6 It says “NO estamos en guerra” Reg October 26, 2019, 5:21pm 7 Ah! That’s better. I couldn’t make out the “no”. Reg October 26, 2019, 5:40pm 8 I am now understanding the significance of this. Their president, Piñera, said, “Estamos en guerra” against the protesters. These protesters are disputing his statement. AgeofGrace October 27, 2019, 9:44am 9 Reg: My Canadian news feeds have very little coverage, though. They tend to be quite self-absorbed. Reg October 27, 2019, 10:00am 10 AgeofGrace: They tend to be quite self-absorbed. Very true. Not unlike US media. AgeofGrace October 27, 2019, 11:19am 11 I can’t argue with your little observation, Reg. You’ve made a valid, albeit minuscule point. MyBigMoon October 27, 2019, 3:47pm 12 Very little, if any, coverage in US news. NicksCafe October 27, 2019, 4:04pm 13 I wouldn’t have known about if if not for bbad. A lot of americans don’t care at all about the rest of the world. I don’t think we are too unique though. I doubt most in china or india know or care about Chile. The green countries might care a little, since they care about the earth. They probably care about people, too. Reg October 27, 2019, 4:53pm 14 The US isn’t unique at all not caring about others. Most rich nations are self absorbed. NicksCafe October 27, 2019, 5:56pm 15 We also ignore our country too. Mass killings barely make the news now. Reg October 27, 2019, 9:31pm 16 NicksCafe: We also ignore our country too. Mass killings barely make the news now. That, I admit, is totally unique to the USA. If someone attacks another person with a stapler and nobody gets hurt in the end, it’s huge news in Canada and people talk about banning staplers. Ridiculous, but I’ll take it over the weirdness in the US where mass murders don’t even make news anymore. AgeofGrace October 28, 2019, 4:45am 17 Reg: but I’ll take it over the weirdness in the US where mass murders don’t even make news anymore. Don’t be like that Reg. It’s not that it’s not making news. We are just unmoved by the horrific events because of the frequency of occurances. Reg October 31, 2019, 12:45am 18 This isn’t letting up. I wonder if Piñera can survive it. Ferni, do you still support him? BBC News Chile cancels global climate summit amid unrest The country will also no longer host next month's Apec trade summit, as mass protests continue. Ferni November 4, 2019, 1:31am 19 Espero que pueda terminar su mandato y que todos tengamos paz. Sin embargo creo que las demandas de la ciudadanía son urgentes y deben ser escuchadas. Respondiendo a tu pregunta, no sé si lo apoyo a él. Mi apoyo es a Chile. Si es capaz de conducir el diálogo para un nuevo pacto social, sí. Reg November 4, 2019, 1:39am 20 Ferni: Mi apoyo es a Chile. De acuerdo con esta, y yo creo en Chile. Es un pais excelente y sobrevivirá a esto. next page → * Home * Categories * Guidelines * Terms of Service * Privacy Policy Powered by Discourse , best viewed with JavaScript enabled